Datawind partners with GetJar

DataWind has partnered with GetJar to pre-install the GetJar app store on all Datawind tablets such as Aakash. This enables Datawind customers to download over 350,000 free applications.

GetJar's app store offers customers access to over 350,000 free applications, many of which users would have to pay for in other app stores, said a release. GetJar relies on an advertising-based model having developers pay for placement of their applications subsidizing the consumer's costs.

DataWind CEO, Suneet Singh Tuli said, “GetJar is an established partner with a very large selection of free applications that users can download onto their UbiSlate or Aakash tablets. We're excited by the added value this brings to our end users.”

Chris Dury, GetJar's CEO adds “Low-cost tablets open the capabilities of applications and the Internet for millions of people. We are happy to help Datawind make free applications and our GetJar Gold program available to these new tablet customers.”